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G. N. & W. HOOPER.

DEVICE FOR OPERATING FOLDING HEADS 0F GARRIAGBS. No. 356,470 Patented Jan. 25., 1887.

GEORGE NORGATE HOOPER AND WILLIAM HOOPER, OF \VESTMINSTER,

' LONDON, ENGLAND.

DEVICE FOR OPERATING FOLDING HEADS OF CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0.356,470, dated January 25, 1887. Application filed October 25, 1886. Serial No. 217,138. (No model.) Patented 1n England May 5, 1885, No. 5,545.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE NORGATE HooPER and WILLIAM HOOPER, both of 113 Victoria street, WVestminster, London, Eng,

land, carriage-builders, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Opening and Shut-ting Carriage Folding Heads, (for which we have obtained a patent in England, May 5, 1885, No. 5, 545,) of which the following is a specification.

The improvements consist in hinging or pivoting to the cant-rail a sliding rod made to slide through an eye or guide down the back of the pillar-top, such rod acting on a short lever pivoted to it and to the inside headjoint, for the purpose of striking or depressing the latter and allowing the head to be lowered, the sliding rod being actuated by raising the cant-rail. For the purpose of assisting in raising the head, a tension-spring is attached to the back rail and to the inside head joint in such fashion that on the head being raised the tension of the spring pulls up the headjoint. At the same time, by means of the shortlever-rod pivoted to it, the sliding rod is raised and the cant-rail brought to its normal or closed position.

The invention further consists in curving the two halves of the inside headjoint, so as to permit'of the tension-spring lying between the two halves when the head is open.

So far the description applies to a landau, a landaulette, or carriage of those kinds; but the invention is applicable to any carriage with a folding head by modifying the cantrail action to suit the hoop-sticks, which can be conveniently done by pivoting a curved transverse metal rod to or on the front hoopstick. The various parts are most conveniently made in metal, and the spring may be of metal or rubber. WVhen of metal it is preferably covered with india-rubber.

The drawing hereunto annexed will serve to illustrate a convenient and practical mode of performing the invention when applied to a landau or landaulette, such drawing representing a side view.

A is the pillar-top; B, the cant-rail; O, the elbow; D, the pillar; E, the top back rail; F,

elbow-hinge bracket or plate F, lower pivot of inside head-joint; G, lower limb or half of inhinge.

When opening the head, the apparatus is put into action by lifting the cant-rail and pushing back the pillar-top, when the sliding rod Kis depressed and the inside head-joints bent inward by means of the striking rod.

We claim- The curved inside head-joints, G H, combined with the sliding rod K and the striking-rod 0, together with the spring I and their accessories, all substantially as herein described and illustrated, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presence of two'subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE N ORGATE HOOPER. WILLIAM HOOPER. Witnesses to signature of George .Norgate Hooper: I

SILAs JOHN BOREHAM, JEREMIAH EDWARDS. Witnesses to signature of William Hooper:

GEORGE H. BROWN, WILLIAM ABRAHAM. 

